Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Year: 1972

Enactment Date: 1972-09-09

Long Title: An Act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto with a view to ensuring the ecological and environmental security of the country.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 57: Presumption to be made in certain cases.
    Where, in any prosecution for an offence against this Act, it is established that a person is in possession, custody or control of any 1[wild animal, captive animal], animal article, meat, 1[trophy, uncured trophy, specified plant, or part or derivative thereof 2[or scheduled specimen]] it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, the burden of proving which shall lie on the accused, that such person is in unlawful possession, custody or control of such 1[wild animal, captive animal], animal article, meat, 2[trophy, uncured trophy, specified plant, or part or derivative thereof 3[or scheduled specimen].]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 18 of 2022, s. 36, for "captive animal" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
2. Subs. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 40, for "trophy or uncured trophy" (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
3. Ins. by Act 18 of 2022, s. 36 (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).

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